{"id":22516,"date":"2023-11-05T20:53:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T01:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=22516"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:57:11","slug":"murder-at-midnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22516","title":{"rendered":"Murder at Midnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Murder at Midnight<\/em><\/a> (2023) Katharine Schellman<\/a> (Lily Adler)<\/p>\n

\"Murder<\/a>Set in England in 1816<\/p>\n

The fourth Lily Adler book finds her at a house party with her late husband’s family, Matthew Spenser, and the Hartleys.<\/p>\n

Lily had always found their custom of calling each other by their middle names\u2014the names chosen by their mother, rather than their father\u2014to be deeply endearing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is of course a murder and as they are snowed in, Lily is asked (discretely) to help with the investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe merely needed a woman to deal with delicate tasks such as these,\u201d Lily demurred, glancing at Mrs. Crewe out of the corner of her eye. \u201cAnd a sister-in-law is as trustworthy as one\u2019s mother but easier to order about.\u201d <\/p>\n

Mrs. Crewe pursed her lips. \u201cI might believe that, ma\u2019am, if I\u2019d seen him doing any ordering.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The mystery was well done, but I feel like I enjoyed the historical bits as much if not more than the mystery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a door past the kitchen, between the servants\u2019 quarters and the rest of the house. Anytime we have guests, I keep it locked at night.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cDo you worry about theft?\u201d <\/p>\n

Mrs. Reynaud met his eyes. \u201cI worry about the gentleman guests bothering the female staff.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I absolutely loved this bit:<\/p>\n

after a year with such uncommon weather, everyone glanced at the sky as they emerged from their carriages<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was known as The Year Without a Summer. And if you\u2019re a writer who needs an uncommon December snowfall in the middle of England that\u2019s severe enough to strand a houseful of people for several days, that makes 1816 a convenient time to set a book.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For those curious about the romance aspect of the story, there is a proposal of marriage and an answer to that proposal in this story. (Lily has remained oblivious to how Jack feels about her.)<\/p>\n

Now I am sad because this book was just published, so I have at least a year to wait for another.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books<\/p>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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